Talk:Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
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[edit] Opportunity to Shave Quantity on Customary Package Sizes
Bringing metric measure into U S product labeling -- with or without dual labeling -- has been taken by a large proportion of manufacturers as an opportunity to shave the quantity contained in customary package sizes and to thereby dupe an unwary public.
Thus, the harmonization of dimensions between metric and U S measure is ALWAYS DOWN. For example, 2-inch wide tape used to be 2.00" wide. Now, it is 1.88" wide, that is 48-mm and labeled "For 2-inch use". Even going to a 50-mm metric dimension (an at least somewhat rational selection) still leaves the tape shy of 2.00", namely 1.95" in width. This is common practice among all manufacturers of tape that I know of and so may indicate a widespread and uniform intention to defraud the public.
Futhermore, should the EU bar dual labeling, then the U S should bar metric labeling where it is apparently used to defraud the public. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.157.178.230 (talk) 10:04, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
